A Place of One's Own (1945)
Directed by Bernard Knowles
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Haunted House Film |
Release Date - Feb 7, 1949 (USA) |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Adapted from a novel by Osbert Sitwell, A Place of One's Own has a double-edged title: It refers to a physical place as well as a spiritual one. An elderly couple (played with a surplus of age makeup by Barbara Mullen and James Mason) purchase an old house. They've been warned that it's haunted by the spirit of a murdered girl, but decide to set up housekeeping anyway. The restless ghost responds to this intrusion by possessing the soul of Annette (Margaret Lockwood), the old couple's young live-in companion. Leading man Dennis Price is on hand as Dr. Selbie to attempt an emergency exorcism on the vulnerable Annette. A Place of One's Own is a serviceable "spook show" which might have even been better with a little more emotional involvement on the part of the principals.
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couple, exorcism, ghost, maid, mansion